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Barley Salad With Almonds And Apricots
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"This slightly sweet salad makes a very pretty presentation. Use plump and moist dried apricots, not hard and desiccated ones. Use soy yogurt to make this dish vegan."
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Ingredients
1 h 25 m servings 187 calsOriginal recipe yields 11 servings (10 to 12 servings)
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- Rinse barley in a fine sieve. Bring water to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Stir in the barley, and return to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until water is absorbed, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
- Pour oil into a small skillet, and place over medium heat. Add onion, and saute until golden brown.
- In a serving dish, combine barley, onion, apricots, almonds, and parsley. Toss.
- In a small bowl, mix together yogurt, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, turmeric, salt, and nutmeg. Pour over the barley mixture ,and toss well to combine. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 187 calories; 4.2 g fat; 34.5 g carbohydrates; 5.3 g protein; 1 mg cholesterol; 126 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
6/16/2001
bits of brocoli florets made this very colorful as well as tasty
Most helpful critical review
8/6/2000
This just didnt have a lot of flavor. I like all the ingredients so I may make it again adding more spices to increase the flavor.
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9/9/2007
Good with a few changes. Use a full cup apricots, and slivered blanched almonds. Increase turmeric to 1 teaspoon and the cinnamon to a heaping teaspoon. The heaping teaspoon of cinnamon gives a...
8/6/2000
This just didnt have a lot of flavor. I like all the ingredients so I may make it again adding more spices to increase the flavor.
4/2/2008
I loved this one. I doubled the spices and substituted cranberries for the apricots. I'm making a big batch for my daughter's wedding!
7/4/2008
I love barley and apricots and almonds and yogourt, but found this salad bland. I followed the recipe exactly, apart from slightly decreasing the lemon juice and doubling the cinnamon and turmer...
5/28/2008
This dish tasted fine, but wasn't anything too special. I suggest you halve the recipe when you first try it, because it makes quite a lot, and you may end up getting tired of it even if you're...
2/9/2008
This was good on day 1, but it makes a ton and doesn't keep well. I won't be making it again.
3/11/2008
This salad was good, but I think I will try dicing the onions also, or just leave them out. I was out of nutmeg, so I added some allspice, which was very good. I might also try using vanilla y...
4/16/2007
This was very bland. I added some salt and spices and that did not help. Tasted a bit like oatmeal with fruit. It might be good as a sweet dish adding more honey and no onions but there are oth...